ABA 509 Profile · Private · San Juan, PR
Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Law School: admission requirements and 509 data
A median LSAT of 144 and a median undergraduate GPA of 3.39 describe the class that entered in 2025. 542 people applied, 276 were admitted and 205 enrolled. Every figure below is taken from this school's ABA Standard 509 Information Report, the disclosure the ABA requires each approved law school to publish for applicants.
Median LSAT
144
p25 140 to p75 148
Median UGPA
3.39
p25 3.18 to p75 3.65
Acceptance Rate
50.9%
276 offers of 542 applications
First-Year Class
205
118 full time, 87 part time
Full-Time Tuition
$16,585
plus $1,175 fees
Living Estimate
$25,286
school's own figure, single student off campus
Median Grant
$2,379
8% of students hold one
First-Time Bar Pass
48.2%
jurisdiction average 52.0%
How the acceptance rate is worked out
276 offers of admission ÷ 542 completed applications = 50.9%
We divide offers by completed applications rather than reprinting a rate. The 509 report states 50.92%, which agrees with the division above. The rate counts every completed application, including applicants who never became competitive, so it is a measure of volume as much as of standards.
What the 2025 numbers say about Inter American University of Puerto Rico -
Inter American University of Puerto Rico - received 542 completed applications for the 2025 entering class and made 276 offers of admission, an acceptance rate of 50.9%. 205 of those admitted enrolled, a yield of 74.3%. Counting deferred admits and part-time entrants, the first-year class came to 205 students: 118 full time and 87 part time. Total JD enrollment across all years is 611.
Enrolled students posted a median LSAT of 144, with a 25th percentile of 140 and a 75th of 148. That is 15 points below the 159 median across the 196 ABA-approved schools in this data. It ranks 195 of 196 on LSAT median. Undergraduate GPA ran 3.18 at the 25th percentile, 3.39 at the median and 3.65 at the 75th.
Full-time tuition is $16,585 a year at a single rate for residents and non-residents. Mandatory fees add $1,175. The school's own living-expense estimate for a single student off campus is $25,286. Tuition, fees and that living estimate add up to $43,046 for one year, or $129,138 across three, before any grant. 52 JD students hold a grant or scholarship, 8% of the student body, and the median full-time award is $2,379. 7 awards cover full tuition or more. The school reports conditional scholarships: 2 entering students held one and 0 had it reduced or eliminated.
Of the graduating class that sat a bar exam for the first time, 66 of 137 passed, a rate of 48.18%. The weighted average across the jurisdictions where those graduates sat was 51.95%, so the school ran 3.77 points behind the jurisdictions it feeds. Ten months after graduation, 57 of 197 graduates (28.9%) held a job requiring bar admission. 1 joined law firms of 251 lawyers or more (0.5% of the class), of whom 0 went to firms of 501 or more. The largest single destination was Puerto Rico with 145 graduates, followed by New York with 2.
Inter American University of Puerto Rico - has been approved by the Council of the ABA Section of Legal Education since 1969. It is a private school based in San Juan, PR. 9 first-year students left for academic reasons, 5.0% of the class.
The full 509 record
Admitted class profile, 2025 entering class
| Completed applications | 542 |
|---|---|
| Offers of admission | 276 |
| Matriculants from the applicant pool | 205 |
| Yield (matriculants per offer) | 74.3% |
| LSAT 75th percentile | 148 |
| LSAT 50th percentile | 144 |
| LSAT 25th percentile | 140 |
| UGPA 75th percentile | 3.65 |
| UGPA 50th percentile | 3.39 |
| UGPA 25th percentile | 3.18 |
| Students admitted on an LSAT score | 205 |
| Students admitted on a GRE score | 0 |
Program, faculty and calendar
| Total JD enrollment | 611 |
|---|---|
| JD degrees awarded | 198 |
| Credit hours required for the JD | 92 |
| Academic term | Semesters |
| Full-time faculty | 31 |
| Faculty other than full time | 73 |
| Course titles beyond the first year | 135 |
| Law clinic seats filled235 available | 132 |
| Field placements filled | 85 |
| Application deadline | June and November |
| Application fee | $63 |
Tuition, fees and living costs, 2025 to 2026
| Full-time tuition, resident | $16,585 |
|---|---|
| Full-time annual fees, resident | $1,175 |
| Full-time tuition, non-resident | $16,585 |
| Full-time annual fees, non-resident | $1,175 |
| Full-time tuition per credit, resident | $535 |
| Full-time tuition per credit, non-resident | $535 |
| Part-time tuition, resident | $12,305 |
| First-year tuition plus fees, resident | $17,760 |
| First-year tuition plus fees, non-resident | $17,760 |
| Living expenses, off campus | $25,286 |
| Living expenses, at home | $23,463 |
| Tuition, fees and living, one yearthe three published figures added together | $43,046 |
| The same three figures over three yearsbefore any grant or scholarship | $129,138 |
| Tuition guarantee program | Yes |
Grants and scholarships
| JD students receiving a grantof 659 students | 52 |
|---|---|
| Share receiving a grant | 8% |
| Awards below half tuition | 39 |
| Awards from half to full tuition | 6 |
| Awards at full tuition | 1 |
| Awards above full tuition | 6 |
| Full-time grant, 75th percentile | $3,568 |
| Full-time grant, 50th percentile | $2,379 |
| Full-time grant, 25th percentile | $1,189 |
| Conditional scholarships offered | Yes |
Attrition, transfers and outcomes
| First-year academic attrition5.0% of the first-year class | 9 |
|---|---|
| First-year other attrition | 3 |
| Students transferring in | 0 |
| First-year students transferring out | 1 |
| First-time bar takers | 137 |
| First-time bar passers | 66 |
| Gap to the jurisdiction average | -3.77 points |
| Graduates in a job requiring bar admission28.9% of 197 graduates | 57 |
| Graduates at firms of 251 or more lawyers0.5% of graduates | 1 |
| Graduates at firms of 501 or more lawyers | 0 |
| Graduates in federal clerkships | 0 |
| Graduates seeking work at the reporting date | 25 |
As listed on the 509 report
Report, PO Box 70351, San Juan PR 00936-8351
San Juan, PR 00936-8351
(787) 751-1912
Council approved since 1969
Puerto Rico has 3 ABA-approved law schools. The Puerto Rico guide compares them on LSAT median, cost and bar passage, and covers the state's admission rules.
Closest on the numbers
Schools with the nearest LSAT median to Inter American University of Puerto Rico -
Appalachian School of Law
146 LSAT, 3.20 GPA, 60.9% accept
Southern University
147 LSAT, 3.15 GPA, 56.5% accept
Thomas M. Cooley
147 LSAT, 3.09 GPA, 52.9% accept
Southern Illinois University Simmons
149 LSAT, 3.38 GPA, 56.2% accept
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico
139 LSAT, 3.33 GPA, 61.5% accept
Data: ABA Standard 509 Information Report (2025), published for consumer disclosure, retrieved from the ABA Required Disclosures portal on 2026-09-01. Bar passage and employment figures come from the same portal's Bar Passage Outcomes and Employment Summary reports for the class of 2024. Figures describe the 2025 to 2026 reporting cycle for Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Law School and are restated in our own structure; no ABA document or file is reproduced here. Verify anything decision-critical with the school.
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